The police command in Borno says it has arrested four suspects in connection with an alleged criminal conspiracy and the fraudulent withdrawal of N285,000 from a resident’s account. The command also recovered 40 OPay and Moniepoint ATM cards from the suspects.

The command’s spokesperson, Nahum Daso, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Mr Daso said the incident occurred on Sunday when Unus Burum, a resident of Shuwari II, Maiduguri, reported that two young men approached him, claiming to be Moniepoint agents.

He said the victim asked for help increasing his transaction limit, but the suspects took his mobile phone and accessed his account. According to him, N285,000 was subsequently withdrawn from the account without authorisation.

The spokesperson said operatives of the State Intelligence Department (SID) began investigations after receiving the report and traced the point-of-sale transactions to the agents involved. He said further investigations led to the arrest of four suspects, who reportedly confessed to the alleged crime.

Mr Daso added that the recovered ATM cards had been retained as exhibits to support further investigations. He said the police commissioner, Naziru Abdulmajid, reaffirmed the command’s commitment to protecting lives and property and ensuring that perpetrators of crime were brought to justice.

(NAN)